WoRMS taxon details
Olavius patriciae Erséus, 1993
475988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475988)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1993). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. <em>In Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 331-390. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype WAM 163-92, geounit Rottnest Island
Holotype WAM 163-92, geounit Rottnest Island [details]
Depth range Subtidal fine to medium sand, to at least 12m depth
Distribution Known only from Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Western Australia
Etymology Named patriciae for Dr. Patricia (Pat) A. Hutchings (The Australian Museum, Sydney) who collected the sample from the...
Depth range Subtidal fine to medium sand, to at least 12m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Rottnest Island, Western Australia [details]
Distribution Known only from Western Australia
Distribution Known only from Western Australia [details]
Etymology Named patriciae for Dr. Patricia (Pat) A. Hutchings (The Australian Museum, Sydney) who collected the sample from the...
Etymology Named patriciae for Dr. Patricia (Pat) A. Hutchings (The Australian Museum, Sydney) who collected the sample from the type-locality [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius patriciae Erséus, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475988 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1993). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. <em>In Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 331-390. [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Erséus, C. (1997). Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the Montebello and Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with descriptions of twenty-three new species. <em>In: F.E. Wells (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Western Australian Museum, Perth.</em> pp. 389-458. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Holotype WAM 163-92, geounit Rottnest Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal fine to medium sand, to at least 12m depth [details]Distribution Known only from Rottnest Island, Western Australia [details]
Distribution Known only from Western Australia [details]
Etymology Named patriciae for Dr. Patricia (Pat) A. Hutchings (The Australian Museum, Sydney) who collected the sample from the type-locality [details]
